Bye-Bye Birkenstock: Meet the New Ugly/Pretty Sandal of Summer 2015

It’s nothing to be ashamed of. You love something, and then everyone else loves it, and then you sort of hate it, because it’s so damn ubiquitous you don’t even know who you are anymore. Take Birkenstocks: First you felt funny; really, really comfy; and sort of clever, clomping around in the definitive ugly/pretty sandal like a Corinne Day–era Kate Moss. And then, you know, everyone else caught up. And then it wasn’t about Miss Moss, or Corinne Day, it was about the knock-off styles and The New Yorker profiles and friends’ parents saying “Oh, I read about those!” when you wore them. And really, you’re better than that. Which is why we’re very excited to share the news of Opening Ceremony’s newest launch, a street-ready series of Tevas fresh on the heels of OC's collaboration with the brand last summer. The new lineup includes the Hurricane XLT Gladiator, the fabric and waterproof suede Psyclone, and the straight out of the mid-nineties bicolored Flatform Universal), sold exclusively online and at Opening Ceremony boutiques in New York City, Los Angeles, and Japan.

Teva! Of course! The ugliest of the ugly/pretty shoes, the strappy, clunky comfort-soled sock-topping art teacher favorite! How could you have forgotten? Never be out-ugly/pretty-sandaled again: You’re in it to win it.